Baltimore Home Design: Why Windows Are Important

When you think about renovating, redesigning, or just refreshing the looks of your Baltimore home, what are your priorities?

New floors? Brand-new furniture? Perhaps new appliances or cabinets and finish?

What if you could make a huge impact on a smaller budget by looking at just one part of your home?

What you should focus on first in your Baltimore home design is your windows and window treatments. Here’s why.

Natural Light Is Incredibly Important

It can’t be overstated how much natural light determines how your space looks and feels. The more light that comes inside, the more your space can look washed out and faded, no matter what colors you’re using. Too little light, and it might look drab and dim, making all your work pointless.

To make matters worse, the angle that sunlight comes in changes as the day goes on, so there’s never going to be one perfect level of light throughout the day.

To counter this, install window treatments that can be adjusted easily and quickly. Our recommendations are roller shades or plantation shutters.

Windows Should Determine Other Parts Of Your Design

You can always reposition furniture. You can move lighting (somewhat). You can even take out parts of walls when you remodel. But windows are almost always there for good, unless you’re willing to spend a lot of time and money.

So what you should do is decide what part you want your windows to play, and then plan your design around that. Do you want your big windows to be the centerpiece of the room? Open up the space around the window and pick a window treatment with stunning, eye-catching colors to draw eyes in. Or would you prefer the windows to be an accent that helps support other things in the room? In that case, get something like bright white Polywood shutters to guide eyes across the room.

No matter your preference, start with the windows, and go from there.

Windows Are Your Home’s Eyes

It’s probably a cliche to call windows “the eyes of the home,” but there is some truth to that cliche. Throughout the day, the eyes of people passing by will naturally go to the windows.

 

• Plantation shutters - The wide louvers and crisp lines of shutters will actually make your window look larger than other window treatment options.

• Accent drapes - Drapes that add flair to the top corners of your window can frame your window and make a stunning silhouette when the sun goes down and your interior is lit up.

• Luxury roller shades - Attention-grabbing shades drawn halfway down your window can add some flair to your more neutral home exterior.

Start With the Windows, Finish With a Beautiful Home

So if you’re dreaming about a refresh for your home, windows should definitely be something you focus on. When you’re ready, Sunburst Baltimore can help. Give us a call at 301-321-7998 or fill out the form below to get your free in-home estimate at your own leisure.